Graham Kendrick - Come Bring An Offering of Praise Lyrics

“Come Bring an Offering of Praise” is a direct congregational invitation to worship Christ as King. Its repeated opening summons turns praise into an offering, while thanksgiving supplies the reason and substance of that response. The declaration that Christ is worthy anchors the lyric in reverence rather than in the worshipers’ circumstances. Praise is presented as something brought deliberately before the King.

The second stanza widens the invitation to include instruments, rejoicing, and a glad, joyful noise. Its language closely echoes the Psalms, where music and public acclamation accompany recognition of God’s holiness. Repeating “holy is the Lord” joins joy with awe: celebration does not diminish reverence, and holiness does not silence gladness. The song therefore functions as a compact call to gathered worship, moving from thanksgiving to musical praise and ending with the same confession of worthiness that began it.